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By Kat Jercich | 03:01 pm | October 06, 2021
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center observed that a LockBit affiliate appeared to have a "contradictory code of ethics" when it came to attacking healthcare entities.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:23 pm | October 06, 2021
A security professional with deep healthcare expertise offers his perspective on medical-device patching and previews cybersecurity trends for 2022.
By Kat Jercich | 04:24 pm | October 05, 2021
Members of Congress introduced several bills geared toward identifying critical infrastructure and requiring certain organizations to report cyber incidents in a timely manner.
By HIMSS TV | 03:51 am | October 05, 2021
Monthly Update: HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock recaps some of September's top healthcare stories, including big news for big tech, data security threats and more.
By HIMSS TV | 07:40 am | October 04, 2021
In this edition of "Workplace Re-Entry in the Healthcare Industry," healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui discusses HIPAA and patient privacy in regard to telehealth and his projections for the post-COVID-19 world.
By Mike Miliard | 02:31 pm | October 01, 2021
The 2019 incident, which disabled Springhill Medical Center's EHR and patient monitors for days, obscured access to critical information that could have allowed for a lifesaving C-section, the baby's mother says.
By Mike Miliard | 10:47 am | September 30, 2021
The health system-led data platform will broaden the reach of its pop health analytics projects with Azure-based artificial intelligence and security tools.
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By Intel | HIMSS TV | 04:46 pm | September 29, 2021
Data collaboration is key to healthcare's future, but maintaining confidentiality is critical, says Intel's Chris Gough, who explains how the Intel SGX platform's memory encryption enables new modalities of data collaboration and security.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | September 29, 2021
A CISO talks with Healthcare IT News about boards' changing views of security, how hospitals are adapting to ransomware strikes and how infosec professionals' priorities are shifting along with the threat landscape.
By Mike Miliard | 11:13 am | September 29, 2021
She comes to OCR from New York State's Department of Health, where she coordinated COVID-19 response and led social programs. Before that, she worked in the Obama administration on cybersecurity at DHS.